蓥
yíng

polish

To polish 艹 a metal 金 cover 冖

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
金
金 Meaning component
jīn metal

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鎣 polish Traditional

To polish 炏 a metal 金 cover 冖

Components

炏
炏 Meaning component
yán, kài flame
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
金
金 Meaning component
jīn metal

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷeŋ
qʷeːŋs

說文解字

器也。从金，熒省聲。讀若銑。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)